Dems Call on GOP Candidates to Denounce O'Keefe
Ovide Lamontagne, Kevin Smith, Frank Guinta and Charles Bass were invited to Sunday's gala in Rye featuring the right-wing activist.
The New Hampshire Democratic Party is calling on Republican gubernatorial candidates Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith and Congressmen Frank Guinta and Charles Bass to refuse to attend a GOP gala in Rye on Sunday because right-wing activist James O'Keefe will be in attendance.
In a conference call Thursday, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley and former party Chairman Kathy Sullivan said the GOP candidates should refuse to stand with O'Keefe.
"I'm really disappointed that the Republican Party would have someone like Mr. O'Keefe come into New Hampshire on their behalf," Sullivan said. "I find it's really sad and disappointing these elected officials are willing to overlook the actions Mr. O'Keefe and his associates are undertaking... This is not a joke. These are serious matters."
Buckley questioned why Republicans are offering "a confessed lawbreaker," as a special guest. "Is that the kind of message Republicans want to send?" he asked.
O'Keefe, who heads Project Veritas, shot undercover footage at various polling sites during the Jan. 10 New Hampshire Primary, outraging election officials and leading the attorney general's office to launch an investigation. The footage was taken at several New Hampshire polling sites, including in Nashua and Bedford, during which phony voters went undercover to ask for ballots for recently deceased people in those wards. State wiretapping and eavesdropping statutes specify that it is illegal to record an election official without permission.
O'Keefe also pleaded guilty in 2010 to misdemeanor charges of entering federal property under false pretenses after he tried to videotape two conservative activists posing as telephone repairmen in U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's New Orleans office.
Sunday afternoon's gala at Abenaqui Country Club in Rye is being hosted by the Rye Republican Town Committee to kick off the 2012 election season. Those invited, according to the Rye GOP committee's website, include Lamontagne, Smith, Guinta, Bass, Executive Councilor Chris Sununu, state Sen. Nancy Stiles, and state Reps. Will Smith and Brian Murphy. U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was mentioned on the conference call by Buckley and Sullivan, but is not listed as one of the anticipated attendees.
A schedule sent out by Rye GOP Chairman Diane Bitter says that O'Keefe is scheduled to speak at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Both Buckley and Sullivan called on the GOP candidates to urge the Rye Republicans to cancel O'Keefe's appearance.
"If they don't, they should explain to the people of New Hampshire that it's OK to break the law," Buckley said.
"They should not be celebrating, standing on the same platform with someone like O'Keefe," added Sullivan.
Kevin Smith issued the following statement Thursday in response to the Democratic Party's comments:
"The Rye Republican Town Committee event is a great kick-off to the campaign season, and I look forward to speaking to the voters there. I'm not concerned about what Ray Buckley and the NHDP think about any particular attendee."
The Lamontagne campaign declined to address the Democratic Party's comments. Emails to the Guinta and Bass campaigns were not returned. Attempts to contact Bitter and other members of the Rye GOP committee were also unsuccessful.
Brian St. Onge
8:39 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Of course the Dems are upset about this. They depend upon votes from illegals and the dead to insure their elections and reelections. It's only because of voter fraud that there is any significant number of democrats in office today. Do away with voter fraud and you'll see the democratic party become an insignificant blip on the radar screen.
Edrie Irvine
11:42 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Where is your or anyone else's proof of voter fraud? The Republican party makes claims of this activity yet provided not one scintilla of evidence to support their fear-mongering.
Ed Tash
11:49 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Are you truly that ignorant?
me
1:36 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
laughable
Dishwater Tea
8:11 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
surprise ... surprise. Yet another weak mind lovingly coddled within the Fox bubble of ignorance
TheSkalawag
8:49 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Is your comment code for suppress democrat voters. Got proof of voter fraud other than just your word for it.
Get ou the Vote
Obama/Biden 2012
Silas de Goute
11:30 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Thats right Skalawag, illegals, dead people, and out of staters typically vote democrat ilegitimately. Of course democrats don't want means to prevent their cheating.
Do you have proof that it doesn't happen? THATS WHAT I THOUGHT.
Susie Ellis
11:50 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Oh my, the only election fraud I am aware of is when BUSH was"appointed" by the Supreme Court or did you forget about that?? Name who was in the "fraud" you speak about please....
Silas de Goute
12:01 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Susie maybe you forgot about the thousands and thousands of military votes that Al Gore had dismissed because even though the time stamp on the APO was legit, the UPS one was not
PROUD TO BE A LIBERAL
4:51 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
BUT YOU CAN NOT CITE ONE EXAMPLE OF ILLEGALS VOTING CAN YOU
Michael Cruise
8:19 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Here is your voter fraud scandal-in-the-making
http://www.news10.net/news/article/192033/2/Sacramento-elections-officials-GOP-voter-drive-suspicious
Michael Cruise
8:20 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
But a number of what election experts refer to as "bad" registration cards - ones that, for one reason or another, are invalid - have also been submitted during the drive. Sacramento County elections officials put the tally of invalid cards submitted by Momentum Political Services at more than 3,100.
In some instances, cards were submitted with street numbers or names that can't be found. In others, the voters themselves don't appear to exist, as formal county registration letters come back undeliverable. Officials said a number of cards were also submitted for individual voters who not only couldn't be located, but who also all had the same last four Social Security digits.
And in some instances, the voter's party affiliation appears to have been changed, by someone, to Republican.
"The circulator signed in blue ink, and it just happens that the party is checked in a blue ink," said LaVine during an examination of one suspicious card. "The voter did the rest [of the card] in black ink."
maurice rondeau
9:25 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Moron does not begin to describe you. The Bush DOJ spent 7 years investigating alleged voter fraud, found fewer than 100 cases and obtained fewer than 25 convictions and this from over 120 million votes cast. And those 25 folks led to a democrat majority in Congress in 2008?? That doesn't even pass the arithmetic test.
YooperDog
9:14 am on Saturday, May 5, 2012
I have voted for independents, Republicans, and lots of Democrats - primarily Democrats. Being a Democrat is having a real perspective on how the government should work. Your remarks are insulting and indicative of the low level of thinking and generalization that lowers the level of political discourse.
John Rodgers
11:54 am on Saturday, May 5, 2012
that's really funny. please back your statement up with facts. Like maybe name even just one confirmed instance of voter fraud. i bet you can't because it isn't really happening.
Silas de Goute
9:16 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
"State wiretapping and eavesdropping statutes specify that it is illegal to record an election official without permission."
Is factually inaccurate. In public locations such as the polling place filming is fair game, in fact there were several television newscasters in my precinct from CNN to WMUR. They didn't ask my permission to film me as I strolled around the precinct. Ithink you should actually read that law and undertand it befor making an inaccurate report such as this one.
Kim
11:05 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
How is it possible for the law to be factually inaccurate? Are you an election official ? If you are, did those outlets record any conversations of yours without permission? If they did, they also broke the law.
JDoe
11:53 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Silas, before you acuse others of not reading the law you should read the sentence you replied to. The reason none of the newscasters asked your permision is because you are not an election official.
Silas de Goute
5:38 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Kim, no I'm not an election official, but when I went to vote guess what, there was run right there. Also JDoe, theres nothing in the wiretapping law that specifies election officials, however the NH constitution legitimizes filming in th public location because there is no expectation of privacy. Stop being ignorant ok?
Donut Panic
10:34 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
video and sound are under two different standards. they can video people in public places (unless specific privacy laws apply, like HIPPPA), but they cannot interview you without your permission.
Joe Ferraro
10:37 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
How does O'Keefe get permission to go out of state?
Doesn't a parole office have to approve what he does and when he can leave New Jersey?
Norman
1:11 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
I was wondering that as well: wasn't there a deal where he avoided jail time by living in his parent's house in NJ and couldn't leave the state?
News Flash
10:44 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Democrats are just embarrassed about the ability of dead people to vote. Kind of makes a fool out the dems doesn't it.
Ed Tash
11:50 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Do you honestly think that we revive people?
PROUD TO BE A LIBERAL
4:53 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Really? Have proof or just another Reoublican DAMN LIE?
Michael Cruise
8:21 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
But a number of what election experts refer to as "bad" registration cards - ones that, for one reason or another, are invalid - have also been submitted during the drive. Sacramento County elections officials put the tally of invalid cards submitted by Momentum Political Services at more than 3,100.
In some instances, cards were submitted with street numbers or names that can't be found. In others, the voters themselves don't appear to exist, as formal county registration letters come back undeliverable. Officials said a number of cards were also submitted for individual voters who not only couldn't be located, but who also all had the same last four Social Security digits.
And in some instances, the voter's party affiliation appears to have been changed, by someone, to Republican.
"The circulator signed in blue ink, and it just happens that the party is checked in a blue ink," said LaVine during an examination of one suspicious card. "The voter did the rest [of the card] in black ink."
http://www.news10.net/news/article/192033/2/Sacramento-elections-officials-GOP-voter-drive-suspicious
Edrie Irvine
11:45 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
The only people attempting to obtain ballots of dead people were the possible criminal agents of the misnamed Project Veritas. So far, no one has found any evidence that "dead people" voted - only claims that something might happen that isn't.
Silas de Goute
5:43 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Do you have evidence that they don't? Or does it not happen because you can't see it happen? Because you've never looked for it?
Ed Tash
11:53 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Project Veritas mendaciloquium est!
Silas de Goute
12:09 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Ed you're a fake.
PS that isn't even a real latin word.
Lee Little
1:47 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Methinks the Democrats protesteth to much..
Using the excuse " O'Keefe is a criminal " is laughable. What he did only sheds a very bright light on some of the crooked politicians in a given area. The fact that O'Keefe broke a law to secure evidence of a crime, misdemeanor or policy violation is a weak argument when we consider some other famous people have been accused of certain violent crimes, only to have their cases dismissed because the FBI inappropriately obtained real evidence. Does the name Ayers and Dohrn ring a bell with anyone? The only reason they weren't prosecuted was the FBI used illegal means to secure evidence against them. O'Keefe used illegal means to secure evidence of wrongdoing. This does not eliminate the crime, only the means of obtaining the evidence. The fact that Ayers and Dohrn were not prosecuted is another illustration of illegally obtained evidence, it did not eliminate the crime.
Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn were instrumental in assisting Barack Obama in his political endeavors. So much for Guilt by association.
Kelly Welch
11:52 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
I don't disagree with sometimes the end justifying the means as far as "shedding light" on corruption. BUT, this guy has no credibility there. In the instance of Acorn, he spliced and diced the tapes to make them look bad and brought that organization down. If they were "bad" to begin with, he could have just shown the unedited tapes and it would have had the same result. They were not, so he could not. He did what Fox news does everyday and gets away with while other news people on credible stations lose their jobs for (example is the Zimmerman tapes being altered by NBC).
PROUD TO BE A LIBERAL
4:54 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
SO HE LIED FOR A REASON AND HIS REASON TURNED OUT TO BE A DAMN ;IE! SURE TYPICAL BAGGER BS
maurice rondeau
9:32 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
4th amendment does not apply to O'keefe. He is not law enforcement, just a dirt bag
Silas de Goute
5:41 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Anyone remember when Ray Buckley was accused of child pornography? I DO!
Michael Cruise
8:24 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Would you like my list of Republicans arrested and convicted of sexual assault/abuse cases...many of which involved victims that were children? The list is ridiculously long and sickening.
John McDonough
5:58 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
I live in Rye, these people do not represent my values, Obama 2012 as well as Congress and the House, citizens united etc.
Silas de Goute
12:10 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Useful Idiots live in Rye too I suppose
Omahadave
8:24 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Let the rethugs celebrate with their little rat-faced criminal. He represents their complete lack of morals and values perfectly.
Silas de Goute
12:11 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Anyone remember when Ray Buckly was accused of child pornography? I do!
Hardy Har Har Har
9:42 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Hassan to push fro Dead People Voter Rights.
Hardy Har Har Har
10:23 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
CSP says the dead are her biggest constituents.
ev
11:07 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Okay so forgetting the above why does Mitt Romney refuse to show us his taxes for the last 10 years as well as last years. A man of his fortune has cpa's so saying he cannot provide it asap is laughable." Oh yes we will have it done in October"...right haow about after the election or maybe never. Romney is slime!
Silas de Goute
12:14 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Why doesn't Obama show us a real birth certificate?
Sick of Liberals
9:43 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
And Obama refuses to show us his REAL birth certificate, his college transcripts and applications, his state senate records...on and on...why do Liberals and Dems live in such la-la land?
ev
11:09 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Okay so forgetting the above why does Mitt Romney refuse to show us his taxes for the last 10 years as well as last years. A man of his fortune has cpa's so saying he cannot provide it asap is laughable." Oh yes we will have it done in October"...right haow about after the election or maybe never. Romney is laughable!
Silas de Goute
12:14 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
I'll take laughable over down right scary any day
Hardy Har Har Har
11:32 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
The Dead and Democrats-A voters guide
Michael Cruise
8:25 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
But a number of what election experts refer to as "bad" registration cards - ones that, for one reason or another, are invalid - have also been submitted during the drive. Sacramento County elections officials put the tally of invalid cards submitted by Momentum Political Services at more than 3,100.
In some instances, cards were submitted with street numbers or names that can't be found. In others, the voters themselves don't appear to exist, as formal county registration letters come back undeliverable. Officials said a number of cards were also submitted for individual voters who not only couldn't be located, but who also all had the same last four Social Security digits.
And in some instances, the voter's party affiliation appears to have been changed, by someone, to Republican.
"The circulator signed in blue ink, and it just happens that the party is checked in a blue ink," said LaVine during an examination of one suspicious card. "The voter did the rest [of the card] in black ink."
http://www.news10.net/news/article/192033/2/Sacramento-elections-officials-GOP-voter-drive-suspicious
Dan Swarts
11:40 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
O'Keefe does have one redeeming quality. He let's me use a rather rare descriptive word when I see his ferreted face. Ahem.....SMEDRICK!!!
Paul Zakrzewski
12:12 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
He reminds me of the young boy in The Sixth Sense he sees the dead voting. Those who see fraudulent activity where there is none are only are projecting the paranoia of their own fraudulent minds onto others.
Silas de Goute
12:24 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
I personally know someone who was dead and someone voted in their place in Bedford NH. It happens. Just because you don't want to see it doesn't mean it doesnt happen. Its time to sure up our election process and keep ANYONE from disenfranchizing OUR legitimate votes.
Hardy Har Har Har
12:35 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
New poll say the dead overwhelmingly support democrats.
Michael Cruise
8:26 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
But a number of what election experts refer to as "bad" registration cards - ones that, for one reason or another, are invalid - have also been submitted during the drive. Sacramento County elections officials put the tally of invalid cards submitted by Momentum Political Services at more than 3,100.
In some instances, cards were submitted with street numbers or names that can't be found. In others, the voters themselves don't appear to exist, as formal county registration letters come back undeliverable. Officials said a number of cards were also submitted for individual voters who not only couldn't be located, but who also all had the same last four Social Security digits.
And in some instances, the voter's party affiliation appears to have been changed, by someone, to Republican.
"The circulator signed in blue ink, and it just happens that the party is checked in a blue ink," said LaVine during an examination of one suspicious card. "The voter did the rest [of the card] in black ink."
http://www.news10.net/news/article/192033/2/Sacramento-elections-officials-GOP-voter-drive-suspicious
Ray Savellano
1:11 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
The Right is fairly predictable in their shenanigans. It's been 40 years since Watergate. They figure no one remembers or is alive from that time so they can do it again.
Hardy Har Har Har
1:22 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Next there will be a "War on Dead People".
Hardy Har Har Har
2:50 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Well maybe it will be the War on Illegals.
Hardy Har Har Har
4:26 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Dead person should run for Governor. If they can vote why not hold elected office.
Might be an improvement.
Hardy Har Har Har
5:21 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Example of Illegal Voter Fraud (NBC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILJDudUpct0
Michael Cruise
8:26 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
But a number of what election experts refer to as "bad" registration cards - ones that, for one reason or another, are invalid - have also been submitted during the drive. Sacramento County elections officials put the tally of invalid cards submitted by Momentum Political Services at more than 3,100.
In some instances, cards were submitted with street numbers or names that can't be found. In others, the voters themselves don't appear to exist, as formal county registration letters come back undeliverable. Officials said a number of cards were also submitted for individual voters who not only couldn't be located, but who also all had the same last four Social Security digits.
And in some instances, the voter's party affiliation appears to have been changed, by someone, to Republican.
"The circulator signed in blue ink, and it just happens that the party is checked in a blue ink," said LaVine during an examination of one suspicious card. "The voter did the rest [of the card] in black ink."
http://www.news10.net/news/article/192033/2/Sacramento-elections-officials-GOP-voter-drive-suspicious
Hardy Har Har Har
9:10 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
NH video that shames democrats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-uVhhIlPk0
Hardy Har Har Har
9:51 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Joe Biden talks to dead people all the time, ask him. Dead people are a major constituency of his and Obama. They are counting on lots of votes from this voting block
TJ Williams
10:27 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Okeefe is aq little punk who needs to have his skinny butt kicked. I'm just the old lady to do it. He's criminal trash of low character and so is anyone who stands for him.
Timothy Harden
11:09 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Topic drives democrats crazy. That should tell you something.
Sjoerd W
7:05 am on Saturday, May 5, 2012
No offense to Republicans and Democrats both. But all sides commit election Fraud on the lower levels. Fanatic staffmembers who think what they do is best for their candidate, voters who want to give their candidate of choice and extra push, the slightly bigger conspirace involving some coordination from a local group that would benefit from a certain outcome..
There is plenty of evidence of fraud that benefits Rep, Dem, Tea..Screaming foul! against the other party is hypocritical. Working to keep fraud to a minimum on both sides would be ethical. Allthough I can understand parties are less inclined to adress the fraud in the lower echelons of their own party.
Hardy Har Har Har
7:45 am on Saturday, May 5, 2012
The Voting Dead, a new cult horror classic. Quite popular among democrats.
Hardy Har Har Har
9:33 am on Saturday, May 5, 2012
How would Chicago Politicians be elected with Voter ID?
Hardy Har Har Har
12:10 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2012
The cost to dig up dead people and bring them to Town Hall for an ID would be prohibitive. Plus the picture would look squishy and they would smell